Medical Research

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell says there are a lot of challenges facing the 6th U.S. House district and asks everyone to keep fighting to protect their rights and needs. Dingell was at the Gerald R. Ford Library on Friday to give her annual State of the District address. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell says she’s busier than ever, with many local federal employees voicing concerns over recent budget cuts. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has more.

Evidence for AI models potentially having a medical bias based on race was discovered in a recent University of Michigan study. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

The University of Michigan has received a $30 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for health data research. WEMU's Ana Longoria has more.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, or MDHHS, is appealing a federal court ruling over its infant blood sampling program. Colin Jackson has more.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this month, granted accelerated approval to an Alzheimer’s drug that might slow the acceleration of memory loss for early-stage Alzheimer’s patients. But neurologist Dr. Judy Heidebrink at Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center at University of Michigan Health is looking at this drug with caution. WEMU’s Cathy Shafran brings us an in-depth discussion with Dr. Heidebrink about local hopes for the drug Lecanemab.

An official legal opinion from Attorney General Dana Nessel says the state has failed to comply with a 1978 law that requires it create a registry and safety rules for medical tests conducted on animals. We have more from Rick Pluta.

With students and faculty now back on the University of Michigan campus, one professor and researcher, Rick Neitzel, is developing methods to detect…

Healthy Michigan means better credit for Michigan’s low-income residents. That’s according to a new study on the state’s Medicaid expansion released…

Autism's causes remain a mystery, but researchers at the University of Michigan could soon have a better understanding of it. The school is getting $1.6…